Sunday, April 13, 2014

Top 5 Weird and Freaky Animal .

Mike the Headless Chicken. This is not a hoax: Following a non-lethal decapitation, Mike the headless chicken, later nicknamed "Miracle Mike," lived for approximately 18 months. Seen here in 1945, a little over one month after the beheading, Mike's body poses with his head. Bob Landry/Time & Life Pictures/Getty ImagesSee more photos from this collection at LIFE.com.

The Kangaroo Rat. This weird little rodent gets its name from its huge cheek pouches, which extend back to its shoulders; it fills them with food or nesting material to take back to the burrow, emptying the pouches by turning them inside-out with its front paws.LOOMIS DEANSee more photos from this collection at LIFE.com.

The California Mastiff BatIt has a tiny body but a wingspan of over 22 inches. Also, bats in close-up totally freak us out.ANDREAS FEININGERSee more photos from this collection at LIFE.com.

The Bairds Tapir. Two words: prehensile nose! Nancy Nehring. See more photos from this collection at LIFE.com.

Sheep with Five Legs. A two-month-old sheep with an extra limb is photographed in 2002 in Lage Zwaluwe, Netherlands. The farmer who owned the sheep said it limped slightly but did not appear to suffer from the fifth leg.Michel Porro/Getty ImagesSee more photos from this collection at LIFE.com.